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Jailbreak in 'city of blood': Brazil drug gangs overrun Paraguay
PEDRO JUAN CABALLERO: Luis Alves da Cruz awoke around 3 am to a commotion in the Paraguayan prison he called home. A small-time Brazilian drug smuggler, da Cruz saw fellow inmates dressed head-to-toe in black. "We're breaking out," one of them told him. "Are you coming?" Within minutes, da Cruz was among 75 prisoners who fled the facility in the early hours of Jan 19 in one of the most audacious jailbreaks in Paraguay's history.The fugitives...
African migrants Mustapha (R), 18, and his travel companions Ahmed (C),17, and Omar, 17, wreturn to their hideout in the Belyounech forest, a few kilometres from Ceuta on Morocco's northern coast on January 16, 2020. - Today, migrants aiming to reach Europe from Morocco prefer to stay hidden, fearing the waves of arrests that have elicited condemnation from NGOs. nIn recent months, European pressure to shore up borders , bolstered by funding, has pushed Morocco to clamp down on migration. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
Moroccan border clampdown thwarts Europe-bound migrants
FNIDEQ, Morocco: African migrants Mustapha (right), 18, and his travel companions Ahmed (center), 17, and Omar, 17, return to their hideout in the Belyounech forest, a few kilometers from Ceuta on Morocco's northern coast. - AFP FNIDEQ: Mustapha left his home in Guinea two years ago to make the arduous journey to Morocco, hoping to cross the fence separating the kingdom from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. "We're going to cross this barrier," he...
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Don't mention the word! But UK's Boris insists no 'Brexit' ban
LONDON: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts as he delivers a speech at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, south east London yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday insisted that "Brexit" was not banned, despite not mentioning the word in a speech setting out Britain's negotiating position with Brussels for trade talks. Britain on Friday became the first country to leave the EU after 47 years of...
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Chinese turn to social media to feed stranded pets in virus city
BEIJING: China's unprecedented quarantining of virus-hit Wuhan has separated millions from their families -- and many from their pets, prompting worried owners and kind strangers to take to social media to ensure left-behind animals are looked after. The virus that has killed more than 360 in China emerged during the Lunar New Year when hundreds of millions were travelling across the country, and the subsequent lockdown on Wuhan and central...
1917 British director Sam Mendes (C) and producers Pippa Harris (CR), Callum McDougall (L), and Jayne-Ann Tenggren (CL) pose with the award for Best Film for '1917' with citation readers Andrew Scott (R), Mark Strong (2R), Dean-Charles Chapman (2L) and George Mackay (3L) at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 2, 2020. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
'1917' wins big at Baftas to take pole position for Oscars
1917 British director Sam Mendes (center) and producers Pippa Harris (center right), Callum McDougall (left), and Jayne-Ann Tenggren (center left) pose with the award for Best Film for '1917' with citation readers Andrew Scott (right), Mark Strong (second right), Dean-Charles Chapman (second left) and George Mackay (third left) at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London.-AFP photos Sweeping World War I odyssey...
A woman rides in the back of a motorcycle cart next to food packages as people come to receive food aid from a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) distribution centre in the Khan Yunis camp for Palestinian refugees in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2020. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
Gazan bridegrooms end up in prison over unpaid debts
KHAN YUNIS: A woman rides in the back of a motorcycle cart next to food packages as people come to receive food aid from a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) distribution centre in the Khan Yunis camp for Palestinian refugees. - AFP GAZA: Bridegrooms in the Gaza Strip are finding marriage a path to debtors' prison rather than to happiness. Wedding celebrations cost around $10,000 in the Palestinian enclave, but a tradition of strong...
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Al-Jarrah: KIB records profit of KD 17 million in 2019
KUWAIT: Chairman of Kuwait International Bank (KIB), Sheikh Mohammed Jarrah Al-Sabah, announced that the Bank recorded a net profit of KD 17 million for the year ended 31 December 2019. Meanwhile, earnings per share (EPS) reached 15.01 fils while registering total operating income of around KD 69 million. Al-Jarrah also noted that KIB's total assets grew by KD 0.52 billion or 24 percent in 2019 to reach KD 2.69 billion compared to KD 2.17...
People with protective facemasks wait at a crossroad in downtown Bangkok on February 3, 2020. - Thailand so far has detected 19 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus believed to have originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, which is under lockdown. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)
Chinese tourism; main engine of global travel
BANGKOK: People with protective facemasks wait at a crossroad in downtown Bangkok. Thailand so far has detected 19 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus believed to have originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, which is under lockdown. - AFP PARIS: The impact of the current health crisis on Chinese foreign tourism is likely to be worse than during the SARS epidemic in 2002/2003 or the swine flu crisis in 2009, simply because so many...
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KUWAIT: Sunrise over Kuwait City. - Photo by Sadath Kunjumoideen (KUNA)
Serbia's Novak Djokovic holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup trophy after beating Austria's Dominic Thiem (R) in their men's singles final match on day fourteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February 3, 2020. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE
jokovic beats Thiem to win Australian Open
MELBOURNE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup trophy after beating Austria's Dominic Thiem (R) in their men's singles final match on day fourteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. - AFP MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic battled through a five-set thriller with Dominic Thiem to maintain his dominance at the Australian Open yesterday, claiming a record eighth title and returning to world number...
Indian players celebrate with the trophy after winning the fifth Twenty20 cricket match between New Zealand and India at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on February 2, 2020. (Photo by MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP)
India hail 'winning habit' in T20 series sweep against N Zealand
MOUNT MAUNGANUI: Indian players celebrate with the trophy after winning the fifth Twenty20 cricket match between New Zealand and India at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui yesterday. - AFP MOUNT MAUNGANUI: India hailed their "winning habit" as they rallied to pull off a dramatic seven-run win over New Zealand in the fifth and final Twenty20 at Mount Maunganui yesterday to sweep the series. New Zealand looked on course for a consolation win until...
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Japanese warship heads to Gulf to patrol oil lifeline
YOKOSUKA: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a ceremony to mark the departure of Japanese destroyer "Takanami" for the Middle East yesterday. - AFP YOKOSUKA, Japan: A Japanese destroyer left for the Gulf of Oman yesterday amid simmering Middle East tension to guard sea lanes that supply nearly all the oil that powers the world's third-biggest economy. "Thousands of Japanese ships ply those waters every year including vessels...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones